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Conference Melbourne, Australia
Screenwriting Archives Symposium: Contemporary perspectives on an often-underestimated body of work
Run by RMIT Australian Screen Research Collection, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and CRILCQ
A free two-day academic meeting at RMIT's city campus on what screenplay archives reveal, run with Montreal's UQAM and CRILCQ. Day one has papers on subjects from unmade scripts to the making of Lake Mungo, with a speaker from the Writers Guild Foundation; day two is a hands-on session in RMIT's screen collection. It suits writers and researchers of screenwriting history.
Starts Nov 26, 2026 (starts in 37 days)
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Dates
It runs Nov 26 to 27, 2026 in Melbourne.
At a glance
- Cost
- FreeFree; registration is required for the day-two tour and workshop, which have limited places
- Held in
- English
- Where
- Melbourne, Australia (in person)
- Who can attend
- The page sets no eligibility rule. Day two needs a registration because places are limited.
What it gives besides money
A day of research papers, a keynote and a closing panel, then a guided tour of RMIT's Australian Screen Research Collection and an archival workshop.
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